After all of the pictures, there is a link to a song by my old band, a cover of the classic Tweeter and The Monkey Man, played and recorded by myself at my house on these Saturns. The snare used for this recording was a 12x5" maple Pork Pie Little Squealer, not the Adler snare.

Welcome to the forum! You made my day with that song. I'm just waking up but I've already got a big smile on my face :-D. Great drumming. Unbelievable that you've recorded that at your own house. How long have you been playing btw?
Your kit looks awsome too. Nice to see your diversity in cymbalbrands. What's the color of your kit? It looks like some sort of purple on some pictures, but I can't really make out the color.

I was wondering if you have used your rac toms to the left of your bass drum , I think that in your case it migth be very beneficial ,this set up gives you a nice space over the bass drum were you can put your a ride in a more confortable way, try it !

Great kit! I have heard alot of good things about Mapex Saturns. I have owned an M Birch kit in the past and that kit sounded great! I can only imagine that the Saturns would be awesome sounding. I have played that Adler snare drum at Interstate music here in SE WI.
That drum is a freak of nature ! Love it!!
Can you describe the sound of those Saturns for me?

Love your set up, although that snare angle and placement looks a little un orthodox..

Hey thanks for all the kind words! Ive been playing for 10 years now btw

I must be weird, but at school (I attend Grant MacEwan University as a Music Major) and everytime I play a more level snare set-up I always feel like my left arm is 'out of place'. I dunno, it just feels unnatural to me! Believe it or not, but to play (and rimshot) at this angle feels natural to me! I dont rimshot very often though.

frank0072: the colour is Tranparent Cherry Red. Its a very dark, rich red, so in alot of light it looks almost black, but in the right light it's almost like wine red. I'll upload a picture with the flash, then you can see the actual colour of the kit.

pearlygates: The saturn sound is amazing! once i had them tuned up, I dont think i would be satisfied with a standard birch or maple kit! The sound is crisp and clean, but the walnut gives such a smooth low-end to the sound. I havent played one, but id imagine it would be similar to a mahogany kit.

Neat!! I took some lessons there when I was 4 years old. How are you finding it so far?

Always great to have another drummer from Edmonton here. or at least Edmonton and area. so far i think the total is four; 2 from Sherwood Park (including me), and then you and one other guy from Edmonton. we should organize a jam sometime with the 4 of us. It'd be cool to see all our different styles. lol

oh, and nice kit by the way!! Love the cymbal selection, absolutely stunning.

Neat!! I took some lessons there when I was 4 years old. How are you finding it so far?

Always great to have another drummer from Edmonton here. or at least Edmonton and area. so far i think the total is four; 2 from Sherwood Park (including me), and then you and one other guy from Edmonton. we should organize a jam sometime with the 4 of us. It'd be cool to see all our different styles. lol

oh, and nice kit by the way!! Love the cymbal selection, absolutely stunning.

-Jonathan

Im enjoying it, alot of work, but it's helping my playing alot!

Im actually from Calgary, but im here for the school. Four drummers all jamming together, sounds like a lot of low-attention spans and tapping! hahaha but yeah, it'd be cool to collaborate! what kind of style to do play?

Great cymbal set up, looks comfy. Snare angle is the same as when I first started playing 'cause I used to think hitting the rim was bad for my sticks! Not rubbishing angle in any way I'm sure it suits your style, but Remo prints upside down would drive me nuts, gotta have the crown at the top.

Great cymbal set up, looks comfy. Snare angle is the same as when I first started playing 'cause I used to think hitting the rim was bad for my sticks! Not rubbishing angle in any way I'm sure it suits your style, but Remo prints upside down would drive me nuts, gotta have the crown at the top.

yeah, they have mapex logos at the top, so unfortunatley they ad to put the Remo crowns at the bottom. Im getting new heads pretty soon though so no more bottom crowns! :)